As a fantasy owner, it's always good to be ahead of the curve.
And with days remaining until the start of the 2017-18 season, time is dwindling to try to hash out which rising stars are worth locking into fantasy rosters.
So with the start of a fresh slate on the horizon, we've decided to outline three breakout candidates who should be on early round fantasy radars as they attempt to parlay promise into serious statistical growth.
Keep in mind that first-year players were not considered...

Since being traded from the Denver Nuggets to the Portland Trail Blazers in February of 2017, Jusuf Nurkic has played 86 games with the Blazers and averaged 14.4 points, 9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4...